# Accident 19790830025639A: Skrsky S55, Stanton, MI, August 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Stanton, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.2932° N, 85.0796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2932&lon=-85.0796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6737, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6737-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky UH-19D (registry code 814161G, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-uh-19d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,165 total, 1,581 in this make and model, 420 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830025639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION. STARTED HOVER FOR LANDING. HELICOPTER CRASHED. RUBBER COUPLING ASSEMBLY FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79FEM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM37), Aug 30, 1979: Sikorsky S-55B (N6737), Stanton, MI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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